Who we are?
Nicolas Cuntz I contact: nicolas.cuntz@change-legal.fr in
Professional background: Admitted to the Bar, Paris, June 2007 · Brandford-Griffith law firm (from 2007 to 2017) | Executive at the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) French financial market regulator · Issuers division · tender offers department (from 2004 to 2007)
Courses: Senior lecturer at Sciences Po Paris (Master 2) · Financial markets and stockmarkets litigations · from 2013 | lecturer at University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master 2) · Tender offers · 2009 to 2016
Academic qualifications: Sciences Po Paris | Master 2 Private law · University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne | Paris Bar school
Expertise: tender offers | financial regulations (transparency · market abuses · MAR · MIF) | securities issuances | takeover battles (advice and defense before the Courts) · anti-takeover defenses · challenged tender offers · defensive shareholders’ agreements | proxy fights · activist shareholders campaigns | defense of professionals and non-professionals (listed companies · shareholders · managers) in the framework of AMF’s sanctions proceedings · frequent contributor of articles in law reviews
Géraud Riom | contact: geraud.riom@change-legal.fr in
Professional background: admitted to the Bar, Paris, since 2000 | August & Debouzy law firm (from 1999 to 2006) · Brandford-Griffith & Associés law firm (from 2007 to 2013) · Partner Astura law firm (from 2014 to 2016) · Partner Riom-Lagier Avocats (since 2017) | Auditor, 68th national session (Defence policy) of the Institute of Advanced Studies of National Defence (IHEDN) | Reserve officer | Private airplane pilot
Academic qualifications: Sciences Po Paris (Master 2 - Economic and financial section) | Master Business Law - Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas law school | Paris Bar school
Expertise: listed M&A transactions | operations with strong strategic impact · assistance to top management executives | activism and shareholders conflicts · shareholders agreement | corporate governance · management packages · procedures of say on pay · managers liabilities | assistance to foreign investors in the course of negotiations with the Ministry of Economy · foreign investment authorizations · CPT authorizations | enquiries and AMF procedures | tender offers
Business and industry sectors: security, défence, technology and aerospace · public sphere · banking activities · agribusiness
Quentin Lagier | contact: quentin.lagier@change-legal.fr in
Professional background: admitted to the Bar, Paris, since 2008 · Hogan Lovells (from 2008 to 2011) · Brandford-Griffith (from 2011 to 2014) · Astura (from 2014 to 2017) · Partner of Riom Lagier - Avocats (since 2017) | Gide (Shanghaï · VIE)
Academic qualifications: Assas Paris II University | DESS · University of Paris V | LLM magna cum laude · Humboldt Universität (Berlin) | Business law and finance master’s degree · HEC
Expertise: equity capital market · equity lines · OCABSA | Euro PP | assistance to French and foreign funds investing in French listed companies · raise of funds · activism | IPOs | Euronext Growth, Access et Access + | negotiation of shareholders agreements | recruiting of managers of listed companies · incentive schemes · governance | AMF proceedings | public offers
Business and industry sectors: agribusiness, media and fintech
As an alpinist, he practices backcountry skiing and climbing. He is also very fond of kite surfing.
